Finnish coastal defence ship Ilmarinen

Väinämöinen, sister ship to Ilmarinen
History
Finland
NameIlmarinen
Ordered1927
BuilderCrichton-Vulcan Oy, Turku, Finland
Laid downSeptember 1929
Launched9 July 1931
Commissioned17 April 1934
FateSunk by mines on 13 September 1941
General characteristics
Class & typeVäinämöinen-class coastal defence ship
Displacement3,900 long tons
Length93.0 m (305.1 ft)
Beam16.864 m (55.33 ft)
Draught4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion
  • Diesel-Electric powertrain
  • four Krupp engines 875 kW (1,173 hp), two shafts.
  • 3,500 kW (4,700 hp)
Speed14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Range700 nmi (1,300 km; 810 mi)
Complement403 (11 September 1941)
Armament
  • [design]
  • 4 × 254 mm (10 in)/45 cal Bofors guns (2 × 2)
  • 8 × 105 mm (4 in)/50 cal Bofors DP guns (4 × 2)
  • 4 × 40 mm/40 cal Vickers AA guns (4 × 1)
  • 2 × 20 mm/60 cal Madsen AA guns (2 × 1)
  • [1941]
  • 4 × 254 mm/45 cal Bofors guns (2 × 2)
  • 8 × 105 mm/50 cal Bofors DP guns (4 × 2)
  • 4 × 40 mm/56 cal Bofors AA M/36S guns (1 × 2, 2 × 1)
  • 4 × 20 mm/60 cal Madsen AA guns (4 × 1)

Ilmarinen was a Finnish Navy Panssarilaiva, Swedish Pansarskepp ("Armored ship"; a coastal defence ship by British classification). The unit was constructed at the Crichton-Vulcan shipyard in Turku, Finland, and named after the mythological hero Ilmarinen from the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala. Ilmarinen was the flagship of the Navy from 1 May 1933 until her sinking on 13 September 1941.

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